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Commentary Peters: The DC Demos

Commentary, April, 18 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Note: I attended the protests on Sunday and Monday as an individual Òon the fly.Ó The impressions offered here are just that. They are based on my personal viewpoint during the events, and do not include extensive background information. Notes on ...

Commentary Prashad: As the Dust Settles: Clinton in the SubcontinentBy

Commentary, April, 17 2000 Vijay Prashad
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I've just returned from India filled with stories of Clinton's trip to the subcontinent. The reaction was extraordinary. After Clinton gave an address in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament (boycotted by the Communist delegates) he was mobbe...

Commentary Bello: MELTZER REPORT ON BRETTON WOODS TWINS BUILDS CASE FOR ABOLITION BUT HESITATESBy

Commentary, April, 16 2000 Walden Bello
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During the heated debate on whether or not to raise the US quota in the IMF in 1998, the US Congress voted for the quota increase but attached several conditions, including the creation of an independent body to look at the missions and performanc...

Commentary Albert: Participatory Economic Program

Commentary, April, 16 2000 Michael Albert
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Participatory economics is a set of institutions for accomplishing production, consumption, and allocation while meeting peopleÕs needs and furthering their development; is a set of institutions designed to propel equity, solidarity, diversity, an...

Commentary Solomon: FROM THE NEWS MEDIA TO ELIAN, WITH LOVE

Commentary, April, 15 2000 Norman Solomon
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Oh Elian, we love you! We're the News Media. And you're incredibly special. Many politicians, legal experts, psychologists, celebrities and pundits have wanted the world to know that they fervently desire what's best for you. We've been glad to pu...

Commentary Reinhart: Mideast Apartheid? Peace?

Commentary, April, 14 2000 Tanya Reinhart
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Hundred and twenty Palestinian intellectuals issued a message addressed to the Israeli and Jewish public. "The majority of Palestinians, including the undersigned, believed that the time was ripe for concluding with the Israelis a historic agreeme...

Commentary Naiman: A16: Sweeney Crosses the Rubicon, and a New Movement Takes Its First Steps

Commentary, April, 12 2000 Robert Naiman
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As a participant in the planning for the April 16-17 mobilizations against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, I have this to say about all the hype around the April demonstrations and the "new movement for global economic and soci...

Commentary Dominick: Action Not Division: Some Thoughts on Tactics for A16

Commentary, April, 11 2000 Brian Dominick
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It's unfortunate that so little progress has been made, in the wake of last fall's Seattle/WTO actions, on the front of bridging a perceived chasm between practicing "pure nonviolence" and "property destruction" as appropriate tactics for massive ...

Commentary Glick: Martin Luther King, Jr. and "The Personal is Political"

Commentary, April, 10 2000 Ted Glick
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April 4th is the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. This is an important date for the country and for me personally. It was quite literally the killing of King which jolted me into the life ...

Commentary Hahnel: Let's Review

Commentary, April, 08 2000 Robin Hahnel
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For almost 20 years an accelerating process many of us now call corporate sponsored globalization has been changing the way the international economy operates. Under the title “neoliberalism” multinational corporations have succeed...

Commentary Guellec: HMO Execs Debate How to Heal Their Image

Commentary, April, 07 2000 Dorothy Guellec
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Quietly HMO top brass have been meeting in Texas to find ways to improve Òtheir battered public image.Ó They are divided as to how to do this. The three big ones United Health Group, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Humana suggest industry wide c...

Commentary Dowd: SOCIAL SECURITY: FROM SCAM TO SCANDAL IN 65 YEARS

Commentary, April, 05 2000 Douglas Dowd
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Of course it's been better than nothing, considering only the great number of old and survivors it has kept at or above the poverty line; or so we are told. But at least two points: about 40 percent of families over 65 have an annual income of und...

Commentary Bond: Run on the Bank

Commentary, April, 05 2000 Patrick Bond
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"We can't REALLY aim to shut down the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, you know, Patrick. What would we do without them? What would take their place?"

Commentary Solomon: SELF-CENSORSHIP IS SHADOWING THE NEW MEDIA ERA

Commentary, April, 04 2000 Norman Solomon
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Months have passed since America Online and Time Warner announced plans to merge. Big news at the time, the formation of the world's largest media firm is already old hat. And so it goes: Like the rest of us, journalists quickly get used to the la...

Commentary Mokhiber: Who Owns America?

Commentary, April, 03 2000 Russell Mokhiber
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The other day, at our local bookstore, we passed a book. And then doubled back. ÊThe book is titled Who Owns America?: A Declaration of Independence. Sounded like it was written by people we should know. But on further investigation, we recognized...

Commentary Albert: Economics and the Rest Of Society

Commentary, April, 02 2000 Michael Albert
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A Participatory Economy produces, consumes, and allocates to meet peopleÕs needs and develop their capacities. It also promotes equity, solidarity, diversity, and self-management. Its central features are workersÕ and consumersÕ councils, remunera...

Commentary Arnove: “Sanctions on Iraq: The ‘Propaganda Campaign’”

Commentary, April, 01 2000 Anthony Arnove
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Hans von Sponeck resigns March 31 as the director of the United Nations humanitarian program in Iraq. Normally, the comings and goings of UN officials isn’t a subject for headlines or a source of encouragement for activists, but von Sponec...

Commentary Cagan: The War Is Over...The Struggle Continues

Commentary, March, 31 2000 Leslie Cagan
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Hard to believe it, but April 30th will be the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam!!

Commentary Administrator: ANTI-CORPORATE PROTECTION MARKET

Commentary, March, 30 2000 Site Administrator
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One of the more entertaining pieces of email to cross my screen in the last few weeks, was a cover letter with a "Guide to the Seattle Meltdown: A Compendium of Activists at the WTO Ministerial." The letter noted that the "perceived success" of th...

Commentary Georgakas: New Jersey Cubans Divided Equally Over Return of Elian

Commentary, March, 29 2000 Dan Georgakas
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A public opinion poll released by the New Jersey City University in early February had some unexpected findings regarding the views of Hudson County residents about American-Cuban relations. In huge headlines The Jersey Journal declared: Hudson t...

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